‘Road to UFC’ Season 4 Bantamweight, Lightweight Semifinalists Emerge in China

Semifinalists in the “Road to UFC” Season 4 bantamweight and
lightweight tournaments have revealed themselves, as the chase for
an
Ultimate Fighting Championship contract heats up.

Rangbo
Sulang moved along in the 135-pound draw and did so in emphatic
fashion on Friday at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai,
China, where he buried Peter
Danesoe (8-4) with punches in the first round of their
quarterfinal. Sulang (9-3) brought it to a close 3:48 into Round 1.
The 19-year-old Enbo Fight Club prospect advances to meet Sim Kai
Xiong (7-1)—a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous decision winner
over Kuya
Ito (17-9-1)—in the bantamweight semifinals.

Lawrence
Lui awaits Van Y
Nghiem in the other bantamweight semifinal. Lui (6-1) punched
his ticket with a 29-27, 29-28, 29-28 unanimous decision over
Qinghe
Zhang (16-8-1) in their three-round 135-pound quarterfinal,
while Nghiem (6-1) put away Rui Imura
with second-round punches and elbows. Imura (12-5) checked out 4:04
into Round 2.

Meanwhile, Jae Hyun
Park broke through in the 155-pound field, as he disposed of
Jack
Becker with punches and elbows in the second round of their
lightweight quarterfinal. Becker (13-6) succumbed to blows 3:56
into Round 2. Park (8-3) moves on to face Dom Mar Fan
(7-2)—a 29-27, 29-27, 29-27 unanimous decision winner over Yuji
Ephoevi-Ga (11-1)—in the lightweight semifinals.

Yawei
Ren (9-3) sets his sights on Sang Wook
Kim in the other lightweight semifinal. Ren put Deni Daffa
(6-2) to sleep with a guillotine choke 2:01 into the first round of
their 155-pound quarterfinal, while Kim (12-3) dismissed Daichi
Kamiya with a second-round burst of elbows and punches. Kamiya
(6-1) met his end 3:53 into Round 2.

Finally, Kangjie Zhu
(21-4) eked out a split decision over Bin Xie in the
“Road to UFC” Season 3 featherweight final. Scores were 30-27 and
29-8 for Zhu, 29-29 for Xie (13-5).